e-commerce

Business

Riots, Looting Amid Protests Upend National Return to Normalcy

11h • Kali Hays and Rosemary Feitelberg

Fashion

Looting of Retail Takes Over L.A.'s George Floyd Protests

May 30, 2020 • Kali Hays

Fashion

Bridget Foley's Diary: Tom Ford Says Fashion Will Come Back

May 29, 2020 • Bridget Foley

The Inventory Problem, Solved

e-commerce

Retail

Walmart Goes Full-Throttle on Resale With ThredUp

As part of an ongoing mission for fashion dominance, Walmart enters resale.

May 27, 2020 • Kaley Roshitsh

Human Resources

Moose Knuckles Names Rob Zeidel Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer

The luxury brand is known for selling fashion parkas with price tags of $900 on up.

May 22, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Fashion Features

Escapist Fashion

Forced to stay home, even as the weather warms up, consumers are indulging in a little retail therapy by way of swimwear and resort wear.

May 22, 2020 • Kellie Ell

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Business Features

U.S Brands With International Reach Are Winning E-commerce

EShopWorld saw 77 percent growth in order volume in April year-over-year, with apparel, footwear and sporting equipment among key categories for growth.

May 21, 2020 • Alexandra Pastore

Technology

Diesel Debuts Omnichannel Strategy

Backed by the in-house designed operating model Moon, the new strategy is aimed at enhancing the brand’s customer experience and retail operations.

May 21, 2020 • Martino Carrera

Intimates

Victoria’s Secret Parent Company Posts $296 Million Loss

The retailer expects to close about 250 stores in North America this year.

May 20, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Mens Retail Business

Direct-to-Consumer Men’s Brands Thriving During Coronavirus

E-commerce experts have returned to their roots selling basics, activewear and even suits to stay-at-home shoppers.

May 20, 2020 • Jean E. Palmieri and Obi Anyanwu

Financial

Target’s Digital Sales Surge During the Coronavirus Pandemic

But the sudden surge in e-commerce proves to be expensive.

May 20, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Business Features

What Retailers Can Learn From DTC Brands

Jason Maynard, senior vice president of global field operations at Oracle NetSuite, shares insights from winning brands.

May 18, 2020 • Jason Maynard

Financial

As Stores Reopen, Strategies for Reimagining, Rethinking Retail

Brands and retailers can strategically adjust to a new “never normal” on the long road to recovery, according to Accenture.

May 14, 2020 • Tracey Meyers

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Financial

Shares of Revolve Surge on Sales Growth

The fashion e-tailer says it’s well positioned for the future.

May 13, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Macerich's Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Retail

Macerich Maps Out Plans to Reopen Shopping Centers

The real estate investment trust hopes to have all of its properties open by mid-June. Meanwhile, only about 26 percent of tenants paid April rent.

May 12, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Designer and Luxury

LBV Relaunches Web Site With E-commerce

The Joss Sackler-backed brand is forging a direct-to-consumer path with the addition of e-commerce.

May 11, 2020 • WWD Staff

Financial

The Coronavirus Costs Under Armour $590 Million

Shares of the athletic apparel, accessories and footwear maker fall after quarterly earnings came up short on both top and bottom lines.

May 11, 2020 • Kellie Ell

Markets

Karla Colletto to Launch E-commerce Site

The e-commerce site will allow Colletto to delve into resortwear.

May 11, 2020 • Lisa Lockwood

Essentialist

Today's Must Read

A shopper waits for the doors to open at the Galeries Lafayette flagship on Boulevard Haussmann in Paris.

Business

Galeries Lafayette Reopens Boulevard Haussmann Flagship

May 30, 2020 • Joelle Diderich

Social Studies

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André Leon Talley’s new memoir has achieved bestseller status.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ The author’s new memoir has landed on the @nytimes nonfiction hardcover bestseller list in about a week’s time.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ "The Chiffon Trenches” created a firestorm of publicity in recent weeks, primarily due to Talley’s critique of his former boss, Vogue’s Anna Wintour. The book centers on his storied career, but it also addresses other aspects of his life like sexual abuse, weight struggles and ageism. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Talley’s recent interviews with Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” and Tamron Hall on her eponymous talk show surely helped to sell a few books. But Talley said he was still surprised to make the bestseller list in seven days.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ “Thrilled but kind of stunned by the whole thing,” Talley said, adding the accolade has been “somewhat distilled by this whole horror that has happened in Minneapolis [referring to the death of George Floyd and recent riots]. Not just that horror but the horror of Eric Garner, I can’t breathe, Black Lives Matter…I am very concerned with this situation where they are burning down buildings and taking to the streets with COVID-19. A looter was shot dead last night.”⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Here is a photo of Talley at the CFDA Awards Dinner in 1991 from the WWD Archives. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Report: Rosemary Feitelberg⁣⁣⁣⁣ 📸: Jim Lorelli ⁣ ⁣ —⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #andreleontalley ⁣ #thechiffontrenches ⁣ #nytimes ⁣ #bestseller
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@Sephora has revamped its Beauty Insider loyalty program to include cash rewards. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ While the program’s May 29 start date will coincide with continued coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines, Allegra Stanley Krishnan, vice president and general manager of loyalty at Sephora, said planning began pre-pandemic.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Beauty Insider Cash — the program with the cash rewards — is something Sephora shoppers “have been asking for from us for years,” she added.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sephora will also be having points-multiplier events, which will allow customers to earn either two, three or four points per dollar spent, depending on what tier of the Beauty Insider program they fall into. Rouge members, who spend at least $1,000 a year with the retailer, will see the most points during the events, Krishnan said. Sephora will also have points-for-discounts events and charitable giving options.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @_a_collins
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A new book celebrates seven decades of @Dior hats. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Maria Grazia Chiuri has rarely met a hat she didn’t like. In fact, one of the signatures of the designer’s tenure at Dior is her habit of showing headgear with almost every women’s look — in the process giving the category a robust sales boost.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The book features creations from all the house’s artistic directors, from Christian Dior himself through to Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, Gianfranco Ferré, John Galliano, Raf Simons and now Chiuri, who has revived the veiled beret as a marker of French chic.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “Fashion is not just about clothes, far from it. Fashion is about building an identity, and this happens through clothes but also with accessories that can become a recognizable sign, a signature,” Chiuri told WWD.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Rizzoli book, which comes out on June 3, was originally designed to coincide with an exhibition on the same theme at the Christian Dior Museum in Granville, Normandy, also under the artistic direction of Stephen Jones. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “Chapeaux Dior! The Art of the Hat from Christian Dior to Stephen Jones” was scheduled to run from April 25 to Nov. 1, but has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @jdiderich⁣ ⁣ —⁣ #wwdfashion ⁣ #dior ⁣ #hats ⁣ #mariagraziachiuri ⁣ #stephenjones ⁣
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The @CFDA and @voguemagazine Fashion Fund's A Common Thread has named 44 grant recipients.⁣ ⁣ Prabal Gurung, Rodarte’s Mulleavy sisters, Emily Adams Bode, LaQuan Smith, and Telfar Clemens were among those awarded in the first-round selections. ⁣ ⁣ “The goal was to help companies that are viable and have the chance to ride everything out,” said CFDA chairman Tom Ford in an interview with WWD. “A key factor was, is this a viable business, is this a brand or a retailer that warrants support? As sad as it is, it doesn’t make sense to support businesses that are ultimately going to fail. The money is there to try to help people who have viable businesses.”⁣ ⁣ But not all recipients are fashion brands. Fine jewelers Anna Sheffield and Gorga Fehren (Eva Fehren) received grants, as did Ahlem Eyewear and Gigi Burris Millinery.⁣ ⁣ “There is no perfect way to do it,” Ford observed of the selection process, noting the considerable “heartache’” involved in the various elimination rounds.⁣ ⁣ Not surprisingly, committee members found those who submitted the most thorough proposals the most impressive candidates. “Some people gave us very detailed business plans, and those plans were given more weight than those from people who wrote two or three lines that seemed less organized – ‘I need to pay my rent.’”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: Bridget Foley
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Copenhagen Fashion Week will go ahead in August. ⁣ ⁣ The event will happen on August 9 and run through August 12, a week later than originally scheduled.⁣ ⁣ “We’re fortunate that the Danish society is opening up much more quickly than expected, making it possible for us to hold Copenhagen Fashion Week very close to the originally scheduled dates. All of our activities will of course be set up to meet applicable regulatory requirements,” said Cecilie Thorsmark, chief executive officer of Copenhagen Fashion Week.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @natalietheodosi